Vajpayee’s condition serious

New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is in a serious condition with his health deteriorating further Saturday following lower respiratory tract infection. “He is in a serious but stable condition and continues to be on mechanical ventilation following lower respiratory tract infection,” All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) medical superintendent D.K. Sharma told IANS.

Vajpayee, 85, was admitted to the VIP intensive care unit (ICU) of the AIIMS after he complained of difficulty in breathing Tuesday night. He was put on mechanical ventilation Friday.

“A multi-disciplinary team of doctors is regularly monitoring his health and all his basic parameters, including blood pressure, kidney and liver, are normal,” Sharma added.